Last year was a very cold wet spring that lasted into summer. Everyone struggled with their gardens, seeds wouldn't germinate and rotted, seedlings died. Everyone had to replant several times to get the garden going. Beekeepers were late getting their nucs out.
Then, the heat hit, but thankfully the extreme heat wasn't as long or as serious as summer 2021 where it hit 46C one day at my place, and 49.5C in the town that burned to the ground in BC.
There are so many issues related to weather. The coastal rain forest dries out. The infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. Floods, wildfires, mud and rock slides.. it challenges everyone. Wildlife, livestock, plant life- everything struggles.
This year is turning out to be a challenge for many all along the west coast. All we can do now is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Not relying on old gardening models, putting into place structures to protect from too much rain and too much heat, better drainage, rain capture, fire mitigation- it feels overwhelming the amount there is to do. But doing things the way they've always been done is no longer working.

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